Competition

Singapore competition watchdog CCCS seeks public feedback on merger, new settlement guidelines

It is proposing new settlement procedure guidelines and changes to its merger procedures guidelines

The challenge of bumping up fertility rates is particularly acute in Asia, where the most successful economies are ensnared by rock-bottom birthrates and rapidly ageing societies.

How keeping up with the Joneses in parenting is crimping fertility

A new study urges policymakers to consider taxing private education or scaling back favourable treatment

Hanshan Money Express was fined around S$2.6 million, and ZGR Global, around S$2.8 million. They operate adjacent units in People's Park Complex in Chinatown.

Competition watchdog fines remittance service providers S$5.4 million for anti-competitive conduct

ZGR Global and Hanshan Money Express have colluded on their outward remittance rates, thus reducing options for customers, says CCCS

To OpenAI researchers, it is another clear sign that AI models can command extensive reasoning capabilities that could expand into other areas beyond math.

Google and OpenAI’s AI models win milestone gold at global math competition

Of the 630 students participating in the 66th IMO on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia, 67 contestants, or about 11 per cent, achieved gold-medal scores

To ensure business continuity, the competition watchdog said that it would work closely with EnterpriseSG to ensure “full transfer of functions with minimal disruption to existing services”.

CCCS widens protection mandate to cover consumer product safety, legal metrology

Functions handled by EnterpriseSG will be transferred to competition watchdog’s purview to strengthen its regulatory oversight over consumer protection matters

Optus says that the penalty is fully provided for in the previous financial year ended Mar 31, 2025.

Singtel’s Optus reaches settlement over alleged sales misconduct, including A$100 million proposed penalty

The Australian telco was accused of manipulating credit check results without customers’ knowledge and selling phones and plans to vulnerable individuals

The travel platform helmed by CEO Omri Morgenshtern has cooperated to make changes to its Singapore website and mobile application, says the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore.

Competition watchdog flags Agoda’s Singapore website, mobile app for potentially misleading features

Concerns include how the presentation of search results does not reflect that they are influenced by monies businesses pay the platform for better visibility 

Vodafone noted that the UK ranks 22nd out of 25 European countries for 5G availability and has the slowest data speeds in the G7.

Deal between Vodafone and Three could harm mobile market, UK’s competition watchdog says

The regulator will now ask Vodafone to offer solutions for remedies to clear the deal before its final decision on Dec 7

The new proposal ensures that all the Facebook Marketplace advertisers’ data will not be used to improve the ecommerce platform, without having to opt in or out.

UK competition watchdog accepts Meta's changes to advertising data rules

Meta will limit how it uses advertising customers’ data to prevent it from gaining an unfair advantage

Bloomberg sources say Tokyo-based Sony and Apollo Global Management are considering teaming up in a bid for the film and TV giant Paramount Global.

Sony deal for Paramount would draw added regulatory scrutiny

A DEAL to buy Paramount Global that includes Japan’s Sony would be expected to draw scrutiny from US regulators who vet media purchases by foreign buyers, as well as a review from competition authorit...